The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

An expedition under Professor Chas.
A Young is TO be sent from Princeton College
to Russia 10 observe the eclipse next August
Cocoaine has nearly brought to the
grave Dr. c. n. Moore, of Springfield, Pa,
who for weeks has been suffering from hal
fluctuations.
Archbishop Corrigan has appointed
the Rev. Joseph Donnely as the successor of
Father McGlynn in New York. The appointee
has been pastor of St Michaels Church for
thirty years.
The action of H. A.. Jacobs, who
recently bought the lease Of the Third Avenue
Theater in New York of J. NJ. Hill, in reduc-
ing his prices to 30 cents for the best chair in
the house, and from that down to dime for
seat III the gallery, with maximum charge of
80 cents for matinees, has raised a storm in
theatrical circles The managers of seven of
the other combination theaters have combined
t. boycott all companies who play at the Third
Avenue under the new schedule.
From number of interviews pub
lished by Washington paper with Western
and Southern members Oh the various tariff
propositions it is apparent that Randall can
undoubtedly win many Southern Democrats
from Morrison, but it is claimed that the
Western Republicans are soliiifying against
tia s scheme, and will go in for no tariff re-
duction that proposes to leave lumber the
iron and steel, and the textile schedules un-
touched while the tax is liftel from whisky
and tobacco
Mrs. General Logan will make
Washington her permanent home The pub
fishers of General Logan's book report that
up to the date of his death, they had paid him
an average of 81 900 per month, and the sales
have since increased TO a marvellous degree
General w. b. Hazen, Chief Signal
Officer of the United States army, died IN
Washington last week. He had been i'll but
three days, and his death was unexpected.
Cholera is prevailing on the upper
River Plate, in South America, and reports
indicate that hundreds are dying every day.
John l.. Sullivan has set about writ
ing book, the object of which is to get even
with the newspapers which have exposed his
drunken brutality from time to time
Abner Letcher, of Point Pleasant,
W. Va, Il lad o. 10 years, has carried out his
threat to avenge the murder OF his father by
Jason Borden. The corpse of the latter was
found in the woods where the boy was hunt
ing
Some Treasury officials consulted
President Cleveland as TO the ACCESSIBILITY of
calling an extra session, but after heightened
conference he left them entirely in the dark as
to his intentions.
The police of Berlin have forbidden
the sale of a pamphlet issued by sOcial.s Lc
society in Chicago IN denunciat;on o. the al
archists' trial
During dense fog the Dublin steam
packet Banshee, with throe hundro pas sem
gers on board, ran on the rocks at Holyhead
The steamship Eleanor went to her aid and
was stranded, but the Banshee floated of
within three hours.
Pending Lord Randolph Churchilps
explanation to his constituents, which is anx-
iously looked forward to, of his action IN with
drawing from the Cabinet at so critical mo-
ment as the present general public opinion
seems to be that he resigned his Office of
Chancellor of the Exchequer in fit of pet
ulancy brought on by series of events which
revealed to him the fact that the Cabinet
were not prepared to allow him to have en-
tirely his own way in all matters, great and
small.
THE Joint resolution for ON investigation OF the
books accounts, and methods of the Pacific
railroads which have received aid from the
United States was called up in the House, or
| the 18th inst by Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee
| but after some discussion. action was post
| poned message was received in the House
! announcing the concurrence of the Senate in the
| conference report of the interstate commerce